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Taro Hirose of the Detroit Red Wings versus the Buffalo Sabres Victor Olofsson, during their game on March 27 at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Photo credits: Dr. Jonathan Eto.
With his idle time, he thought it would be funny to draft a fictitious player and enlisted the help of Sabres’...

Caitlin Tomotsugu, 17, looks ahead to a promising baseball career. Photo credit: Mel Tsuji.
That in itself is impressive. But with Tomotsugu there’s more. She’s an excellent student, with mostly straight A's in all subjects; she’s already been accepted by three universities for the next...

Dylan Sikura with the Chicago Blackhawks in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Photos credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto.
As 19,000 fans filled the seats for an Original Six matchup, the energy radiated throughout the rink and for the up-and-coming Japanese Canadian hockey player.
From puck...

Kiefer Sherwood dons a retro Anaheim Ducks uniform in honour of Paul Kariya during his jersey retirement ceremony on Oct. 21, 2018. Photos credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto
The 2018-19 season opened with both brothers being invited to NHL Training Camps. Following the end of Kiefer's 2017-18 season with...

Japanese Canadian hockey star's No. 9 jersey retired. Teammates Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne during the ceremony. Photo credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto
With its inception at the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, the team selected their first ever pick, a young talented Japanese Canadian from North Vancouver, B.C.,...

Yuzuru Hanyu's signature move, the inside edge hydroblade, also called 'Shoot the Moon', where the skater glides on the edge of their blade, with their bodies extended and close to the ice. Photo by: Dr. Jonathan Eto.
As the crowd started to file into the arena, one thing became very clear—they...

Canadians get what might be their last look at Ichiro Suzuki during batting practice before a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners in Toronto on May 9. Photo credit: Jonathan Eto.
A new species of wasp was named in honour of Ichiro. Diolcogaster ichiroi was discovered and named...

New York Yankees rookie catcher, Kyle Higashioka during a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Yankees at the Rogers Centre on July 8. Photo credit: Jonathan Eto.
Before the fireworks, the yonsei hapa player from Huntington Beach, Calif. played only 14 games for the Yankees last year, and started...

Shohei Ohtani's first hit in Canada: Top of the 9th, with bases loaded and a broken bat single (you can see the shaft snap in this photo). Photo credit: Dr. Jonathan Eto.
After being courted by over two dozen MLB teams, two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani from Oshu, Japan, signed with the Los Angeles...